Allison Shirreffs
A writer and photographer, Allison Shirreffs has worked with various organizations and publications, including The Coca-Cola Company, Fortune and the Atlanta Braves. She has a degree in economics from Tulane University and a graduate degree in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
New book examines the effects of accelerators on entrepreneurs
Not every start-up aims to be the next Uber or Airbnb. Many are budding social enterprises located “outside of the streetlight,” explained Peter Roberts...
Army Surgeon General West speaks at the Leadership Speaker Series
Lieutenant General (LTG) Nadja West is the first black, female Major General in Army Medicine, the first black Army Surgeon General and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from West Point.
Class Close-up: Lynn Robinson 60BBA
When Carol Lynn Brown--now Lynn Robinson--applied to colleges in the mid-1950s, she looked for a school where she could earn a business degree. Having...
Coffee with…Nikolay Osadchiy
Nikolay Osadchiy grew up in Tula, Russia, a town 120 miles south of Moscow. Tula does not jump off the map, but it is the hometown of Leo Tolstoy, author of two of the world’s great novels: War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Percy Muente on cultural awareness, leading
Percy Muente 08MBA’s office is in a modern, mid-rise building in the upscale Chico neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia.
Safee Shah 16MBA, GM of Uber, Pakistan, talks importance of MBA...
On a recent visit to Atlanta, Safee Shah 16MBA joined Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, associate dean of the Leadership Development Program at Goizueta, for a “lunch and learn” session with first-year FTMBA students.
Students compete for international study opportunities during Delta travel contest
How would you suggest Delta Air Lines solidify itself as the “carrier of choice for the next generation of travelers?” That question was posed by the airline to Goizueta Business School FTMBA students as part of the Delta Air Lines Mid-Semester Module International Travel Competition.
Entrepreneurship at any age: Robert Owens 55MBA
At 84 years old, Robert “Bob” Owens 55MBA insists on carrying a camera bag up a flight of stairs. “How do you think I got to be 84?” he asks, depositing the bag on the landing.
Students celebrate at Delta LCF Program Graduation
One of the biggest reasons Ryan Brown 17MBA came to Goizueta was to develop leadership skills—not only from the top down, he explained, but his peer-to-peer leadership skills as well.
Coffee with… Shehzad Mian
Shortly after Shehzad Mian began teaching in Goizueta’s executive MBA program, he had an ah-ha moment. As he scanned the classroom, he took inventory of the collective knowledge seated in front of him.
Goizueta alumni in Uruguay stay connected
Montevideo is Uruguay’s capital and its largest city; nearly half of the country’s population lives there—including several Goizueta alums: Javier Jasinski 01MBA, Andrés Mokobocki...
Koester encourages students to live life like a startup
The 2nd Annual Emory Entrepreneurship Summit, a two-day conference designed to encourage, celebrate and enhance entrepreneurship among Emory students, opened March 31 at Goizueta with...
